MTU to spend €480k on plagiarism-detection software 

MTU says the new system will help students and staff identify similarities between assessments, websites, published sources, and other submitted work

MTU previously recorded 274 students suspected of academic misconduct across its Cork and Kerry campuses since 2019. Picture: Denis Minihane

Munster Technological University (MTU) is to spend almost €500,000 on plagiarism-detection software designed to identify copied material in student assessments.

The university has awarded a six-year, €481,222 contract to US-based education technology firm Turnitin following a competition involving four tenders.